Table 1.
Average Discharge Rates of Posterior Lateral Hypothalamus Neurons during Waking, Sleep and Cataplexy
| Cell Type | N | AW | QW | NREM | REM | CAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake/REM-active (all) | 77 (49.4%) | 3.42 ± 0.45 | 2.46 ± 0.37 | 1.44 ± 0.21 | 3.07 ± 0.41 | |
| Wake/REM-active (CAT-tested) | 45 | 4.44 ± 0.68 | 3.30 ± 0.57 | 1.74 ± 0.31 | 3.82 ± 0.63 | 4.00 ± 0.77 |
| Wake-active (all) | 19 (12.2%) | 4.10 ± 1.14 | 3.39 ± 1.06 | 2.49 ± 0.79 | 1.85 ± 0.60 | |
| Wake-active (CAT-tested) | 9 | 2.71 ± 1.73 | 2.00 ± 1.45 | 1.56 ± 1.16 | 1.40 ± 1.12 | 2.19 ± 1.51 |
| REM-off (all) | 14 (9.0%) | 4.76 ± 0.86 | 1.93 ± 0.65 | 0.61 ± 0.29 | 0.30 ± 0.07 | |
| REM-off (CAT-tested) | 9 | 5.32 ± 1.23 | 2.06 ± 1.00 | 0.87 ± 0.44 | 0.38 ± 0.08 | 3.36 ± 0.94 |
| NREM-off (all) | 12 (7.7%) | 2.56 ± 0.85 | 0.74 ± 0.36 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.68 ± 0.17 | |
| NREM-off (CAT-tested) | 9 | 2.75 ± 0.97 | 0.78 ± 0.28 | 0.24 ± 0.08 | 0.64 ± 0.22 | 1.43 ± 0.51 |
| REM-active (all) | 7 (4.5%) | 0.45 ± 0.17 | 0.70 ± 0.40 | 1.17 ± 0.50 | 2.15 ± 0.76 | |
| REM-active (CAT-tested) | 5 | 0.53 ± 0.24 | 0.86 ± 0.57 | 1.36 ± 0.72 | 2.61 ± 1.03 | 1.33 ± 0.88 |
| State independent (all) | 11 (7.0%) | 7.93 ± 2.34 | 7.68 ± 2.24 | 7.42 ± 2.16 | 7.66 ± 2.25 | |
| State independent (CAT-tested) | 5 | 4.06 ± 1.66 | 3.87 ± 1.88 | 4.03 ± 1.73 | 4.12 ± 1.83 | 4.25 ± 1.63 |
| Other (all) | 16 (10.2%) | 4.93 ± 1.76 | 3.43 ± 0.80 | 3.60 ± 1.06 | 3.39 ± 1.12 | |
| Other (CAT-tested) | 6 | 9.99 ± 4.21 | 4.84 ± 1.87 | 6.83 ± 2.40 | 6.01 ± 2.84 | 9.68 ± 3.83 |
Discharge rates (Hz) are mean ± SEM. Percentages of cells recorded (total n = 156) are given in parentheses. AW, active waking; QW, quiet waking; NREM, non-REM sleep; REM, REM sleep; CAT, cataplexy.